What was the last good idea you had that you didn’t execute? What reasons did you have?
“I couldn’t sell it.”
“I was afraid to fail.”
“I wasn’t committed.”
“I didn’t get support.”
These are all valid reasons. But valid or not, they’re the excuses that prevent you from getting your ideas into action.
Sometimes it takes more creativity to get rid of excuses than it does to come up with the idea in the first place.
For example, when the Spanish explorer Cortez landed at Veracruz, the first thing he did after unloading his equipment was to sink his ships.
Then he gave his men a pep talk. “Men,” he told them, “you can either fight or you can die.” Sinking his ships removed a third alternative: giving up and returning home.
— What three factors will make it difficult to reach your objective?
— How can you get rid of these excuses? — On what project can you “sink” your ships?
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